Epimetheus and the birth of Pandora, Athenian red-figure krater C5th B.C., Ashmolean Museum. EPIMETHEUS was the Titan god of afterthought and excuses. He and his brother Prometheus were given the task of populating the earth with animals and men. However, Epimetheus quickly exhausted the supply of gifts allotted for the task in the equipment of animals, leaving Prometheus' masterpiece, mankind, completely helpless.
1. Being a Landlord Is Not a 9 to 5 Job. The daily life of a landlord is much more impromptu than structured. It is not the type of life where you get to work at 9:00 a.m, go to lunch at noon and leave at 5:00 p.m. One day you may have one hour of work to do while the next you may have fifteen hours of work.
In addition to making sure that a risk assessment is carried out before any work starts, a landlord must use a competent contractor to carry out repairs or other work. Landlords cannot simply leave matters to contractors. A landlord still has his/her own responsibilities relating to asbestos. At the very least, landlords must check that a contractor is competent. Likewise, any information about the presence of asbestos known to the landlord must be passed onto the contractor.